Where we would all like to be

Let the Hawk soar

“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”

Happy birthday Stephen Hawking. Your body may be confined to a chair, but your brain has allowed millions to soar. Thank you!

“The pillars of creation” courtesy of the Hubble telescope

“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice are thrown, and roulette wheels spin on every occasion”

“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.”

“To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.”